We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Ohio Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
150,495	92.08%	$73,169	H-1B
10,666	6.53%	$210,636	PERM
1,306	0.80%	$29,056	H-2A
968	0.59%	$85,548	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Ohio has seen a total of 163,435 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Ohio is the H-1B visa with 150,495 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.08% of Ohio's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 10,666 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.53% of Ohio's total visas.

Top Occupations in Ohio (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	12	$75,345	92.31%
Agricultural Engineers	11	$52,422	84.62%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	11	$40,271	84.62%
Personal Financial Advisors	11	$62,094	84.62%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$43,989	84.62%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	11	$40,951	84.62%
Petroleum Engineers	11	$78,906	84.62%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	10	$34,056	76.92%
Social and Community Service Managers	10	$54,443	76.92%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$72,987	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	2	$41,528	22.22%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	2	$68,453	22.22%
Upholsterers	2	$33,904	22.22%
Speech-Language Pathologists	2	$50,440	22.22%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	2	$52,583	22.22%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	2	$41,455	22.22%
Aerospace Engineers	2	$77,127	22.22%
Education Administrators, All Other	1	$43,971	11.11%
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1	$61,984	11.11%
Soil and Plant Scientists	1	$48,838	12.50%

Ohio Employees Over Time

Ohio has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 7,141 employees were hired. Ohio peaked in 2016 with 14,083 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 10,413 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	3,080	$468,157	45.53%
China	619	$48,951	48.13%
Mexico	551	$42,217	54.13%
Philippines	388	$33,600	54.96%
South Korea	255	$31,280	41.46%
Nigeria	211	$40,747	58.45%
Vietnam	166	$29,460	47.43%
Canada	154	$790,635	53.85%
Ghana	92	$35,152	52.27%
Brazil	89	$61,515	54.94%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Devcare Solutions Ltd	93	$58,696	92.08%
Zaps Technocrats Inc	92	$81,633	91.09%
Dataformix Technologies Inc	91	$62,923	90.10%
Softvision Llc	91	$73,644	90.10%
Siemens Industry Software Inc	91	$93,258	90.10%
Syntel Inc	90	$61,913	90.00%
3i Infotech Inc	90	$65,561	91.84%
Rjt Compuquest Inc	90	$66,825	92.78%
Oberlin College	90	$45,496	92.78%
Denison University	90	$50,804	94.74%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lextant Corporation	5	$68,919	27.78%
Confour Systems Inc	5	$75,458	27.78%
Ernst Young Llp	5	$67,184	27.78%
Hewlett Packard Company	5	$78,624	27.78%
Corbus	5	$91,158	27.78%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc	5	$86,890	27.78%
Express	5	$95,647	27.78%
The Goodyear Tire Rubber Co	5	$80,217	27.78%
Shawnee State University	5	$47,299	27.78%
Victorias Secret Service Company Llc	5	$71,822	29.41%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$64,000	100.00%
Glass And Glazing Contractors	2	$52,978	100.00%
Stationery And Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$78,999	100.00%
Specialty Canning	2	$91,967	100.00%
Mining And Oil And Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing	2	$48,159	100.00%
Other Gambling Industries	2	$33,134	100.00%
Natural Gas Distribution	2	$86,944	100.00%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Long Distance	2	$62,026	100.00%
Fertilizer Mixing Only Manufacturing	2	$56,382	100.00%
All Other Waste Management Services	2	$104,603	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Ohio Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Ohio to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Ohio over all years is $73,169. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.